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Photo: Kathy Barton, staff adviser-designate
Photo: Kathy Barton, staff adviser-designate

Kathy Barton, executive director of strategic initiatives at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, is next in line to be staff adviser to the Board of Regents.

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UC President Mark G. Yudof made the announcement at the board’s May 16 meeting in Sacramento. Officially, Barton will serve as staff adviser designate in 2012-13, working alongside Staff Adviser Kevin Smith of UCLA, before becoming staff adviser herself in 2013-14.

“Kathy's work during her long career at UC Riverside and her engagement and involvement with staff organizations give her a good grasp of the challenges facing the university and its employees,” Yudof said. “As an experienced and skilled communicator, she will be an able advocate for both staff and UC. I look forward to working with her over the next two years.”

Barton replaces Penny Herbert of the ٺƵ Medical Center, whose two-year appointment ends June 30.

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